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It drizzled overnight; while it was still overcast in the morning and would be throughout the day,
the day would prove to be mostly rain-free. After breakfast I had to decide on a hike. I was
trying to figure out what to do based on the weather, but I wasn't sure if it was going to be
much better in the following days. Eventually, I decided on Blue Lake.
We drove east along Highway 20, through the mountains, over passes and alongside and over
the Skagit River. After about an hour we reached the Blue Lake trailhead. There was no one
else there. Probably the reason for that was the fact that there was still snow at the trailhead
at 5200 feet.
Yes, even in July. It was patchy snow, but still snow. Considering the fact that the lake was 1100
feet higher than the trailhead, I didn't feel good about our chances of navigating through the
snow.
I decided to backtrack about 3 miles to Rainy Pass to hike to
Rainy Lake.
On the drive back to the campground, we stopped at a couple spots. First, we stopped at the
easternmost Ross Lake overlook. Ross Lake is a 23-mile long lake sitting behind Ross Dam on the
Skagit River. We skipped the second overlook and then stopped at the larger Diablo Lake overlook.
Diablo Lake sits behind Diablo Dam on the Skagit River. The overlook was quite windy as I walked
around, taking pictures. There are several interpretive signs here, in addition to restrooms.
Ross Lake
Diablo Lake
Trees above Diablo Lake
Snow-capped mountains above Diablo Lake
Diablo Lake
Diablo Lake lookout
We picked up some ice from the general store in Newhalem, then decided to get gas in Marblemount.
I wasn't quite sure if I'd need it, but since it was the only place to get gas nearby and
we had a little time before dinner, I figured we might as well fill up now. If I had to do it
again, I would have just made sure to fill up in Marblemount on the way in.
After returning to camp and having dinner, we did a little
Newhalem Campground hike to the Skagit River.
Dinner at the campground
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